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Measuring Hiring Discrimination – A History of Field Experiments in Discrimination Research
Zschirnt, Eva - 2016
Ethnic and racial discrimination in the hiring process is a common and documented problem. Scientists from different … backgrounds and numerous countries have tried to measure the extent of this form of discrimination, mostly by using field … discrimination in more general terms as well as reviewing the studies already conducted that focus on ethnic or racial discrimination …
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Implementing the equality, diversity, and inclusion agenda in multinational companies : a framework for the management of (linguistic) diversity
Ciuk, Sylwia; Śliwa, Martyna; Harzing, Anne-Wil - In: Human resource management journal : HRMJ ; the … 33 (2023) 4, pp. 868-888
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Affirmative action around the world : insights from a new dataset
Gisselquist, Rachel M.; Schotte, Simone; Kim, Min J. - 2023
Affirmative action, or positive discrimination favouring the members of marginalized populations, is a key policy …
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Promoting gender equality to strengthen economic growth and resilience
André, Christophe - 2023
Women’s employment rates and wages are still lagging those of men across OECD countries, with average employment and wage gaps now around 15% and 12% respectively. Gaps narrowed at a relatively modest pace over the past decade, calling for further policy action. A lack of affordable...
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Workers' mobility and the return to education, evidence from public and private sectors
Mazar, Yuval - In: Research in labor economics, (pp. 175-208). 2011
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On the timing of climate agreements
Schmidt, Robert C.; Strausz, Roland - 2014
A central issue in climate policy is the question whether long-term targets for green- house gas emissions should be adopted. This paper analyzes strategic effects related to the timing of such commitments. Using a two-country model, we identify a redistributive effect that undermines long-term...
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The Economics of Climate Change
Goulder, Lawrence H.; Pizer, William A. - 2005
Global climate change poses a threat to the well-being of humans and other living things through impacts on ecosystem functioning, biodiversity, capital productivity, and human health. This paper briefly surveys recent research on the economics of climate change, including theoretical insights...
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The Social Cost of Carbon with Intragenerational Inequality Under Economic Uncertainty
van der Ploeg, Rick; Emmerling, Johannes; Groom, Ben - 2022
A formula is derived for the social cost of carbon (SCC) that takes account of intragenerational income inequality and its evolution with economic growth. The social discount rate (SDR) should be adjusted to account for intragenerational and intergenerational inequality aversion and for risk...
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Environmental Taxation and International Eco-Industries
Canton, Joan - 2014
Environmental policies are discussed when two countries differ in their ability to abate pollution. Northern eco-industries (the industry supplying abatement activities) are more efficient than Southern ones. Segmented environmental markets and a Northern monopoly yield identical second-best...
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The Law, Economics, and Governance of Generation COVID-19 Long-Haul
Puaschunder, Julia M.; Gelter, Martin - 2022
The SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus is an external shock to all societies with lasting impacts that have changed individual, political, and corporate decisions profoundly. Increasing evidence reveals that an estimated 10-50% of those previously infected with COVID-19 face a longer-term or long-term...
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